Durgaram Mehta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Durgaram Mehta

Social reformer from Gujarat, India

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1809

Place of Birth: Surat, Gujarat, India

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: teacher, essayist, social reformer, diarist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Durgaram Manchharam Dave (1809–1876), popularly known as Durgaram Mehta or Durgaram Mehtaji, was a Gujarati social reformer, essayist, diarist and teacher from British India.
Along with his companions he founded the Manav Dharma Sabha, the first reform association of Gujarat, at Surat in 1844, and pioneered social reform activities in Gujarat.
He was the first to use autobiographical writing in Gujarati literature by keeping minutes of the transactions of the Manav Dharma Sabha with his comments and views.